📍 15 Fairground Rd, Lexington, Oglethorpe County, 30648
Oglethorpe County Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Oglethorpe County. The school has 476 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oglethorpe County school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Oglethorpe County Elementary School enrolls 476 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 19% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 291 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
298 of the school's 476 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 qualify for free lunch and 60 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oglethorpe County Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 120.
Oglethorpe County Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Oglethorpe County, based in Lexington, Georgia. The district serves 2,293 students district-wide and employs 170 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 476 students, Oglethorpe County Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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